ROAD REPAIR SUPERINTENDENT

Code: 03091 Local Competitive

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.

Definition

Under direction, has charge of and directs staff engaged in the maintenance, repair, resurfacing, and/or construction of roads, and/or staff responsible for the installation and maintenance of traffic lines and traffic signs; directs and oversees the maintenance of grounds; does related duties as required.

Examples of work

• Executes plans for effective utilization of available funds, personnel, equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Organizes and develops work programs for varied functions of the department.
• Directs and oversees a group of employees engaged in work involving the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads.
• Investigates complaints and takes proper action to see that needed repairs are made with a minimum of delay.
• Assigns workers and equipment to various projects.
• Oversees the preparation of work schedules.
• Inspects project progress and gives advice and assistance when difficult and unusual problems arise.
• Inspects and checks completed work to ensure proper road repair and maintenance procedures are followed.
• Directs and oversees the grading of roads and location and installation of curbs.
• Oversees the storing, safeguarding, and use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Prepares and maintains reports.
• Oversees the preparation of snow plowing schedules, directs the operation of snow removal and the spreading of sand and salt on icy roads.
• Establishes and maintains records and files.
• Directs the resurfacing and widening of roads, and the repair and maintenance of associated manholes, catch basins, culverts, and drainage systems.
• Attends meetings of the governing body, citizen groups, and/or other interested parties to explain plans and activities of the department.
• Prepares preliminary budget indicating anticipated needs.
• Presents proposed budgets and activity reports and plans for future activities to higher levels of management or to members of the governing body.
• Confers with vendors and orders equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Sets up construction quality and work performance standards.
• Enforces safety procedures.
• Acts as a coordinator on contracts administered under the street repair program.
• Has charge of the grading of streets, the location and installation of curbs and the construction of driveways.
• Receives and responds to complaints regarding road repair and maintenance issues.
• Manages the work operations and/or functional programs, and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or disciplining of employees.
• May prepare specifications for supplies and equipment.
• May prepare reports, charts, graphs and sketches.
• Maintains essential records and files which may include project plans and status reports.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.

Experience

Five (5) years of experience in work involving the construction, repair, and maintenance of roads or streets which may have included work involving the installation and maintenance of traffic lines and traffic signs, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of vehicle being operated.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of problems, procedures, and methods used in developing a suitable work program and work procedures relating to the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads.
• Knowledge of supervisory techniques.
• Knowledge of methods used in obtaining, storing, safeguarding, distributing, and supervising use of equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Knowledge of problems involved in the establishment and maintenance of personnel, financial, equipment, and other records.
• Ability to identify and rectify problems relating to the construction, maintenance, and repair of roads.
• Ability to organize assigned work and develop effective work methods.
• Ability to analyze, comprehend, and interpret financial, personnel, and technical problems involved in the development and execution of the work program.
• Ability to formulate needed operating procedures.
• Ability to give assignments and instructions to staff and supervise the performance of their work.
• Ability to see that reasonable standards of workmanship and output are maintained, and that desired objectives are achieved.
• Ability to work harmoniously with associates and with other groups and individuals engaged in or concerned with construction, maintenance, and repair of roads.
• Ability to prepare reports.
• Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.